20th Century Women

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20th Century Women

7.3 | 1h59m | R | en | Drama

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

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7.3 | 1h59m | R | en | Drama | More Info

Released: December. 28,2016 | Released Producted By: Annapurna Pictures , Archer Gray Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.20thcenturywomen-movie.com/

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Cast

Annette Bening , Lucas Jade Zumann , Greta Gerwig

Director

Chris Jones

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Annapurna Pictures , Archer Gray

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Annette Bening

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as Abbie Porter

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Reviews

M B When this movie started, I didn't exactly know where it was headed. However, it took a turn and became so beautiful. The characters felt so real - all of them had their own struggles, their imperfections and their insecurities. Another thing which I loved about this film was that the women were so strong, yet so ordinary. The part on feminism was the absolute best!

siderite Now, you might say many things about this film. It's an Annette Bening film that just makes you want to get high. It's a coming of age film, with a boy that lives with his single and lonely mother. It's a feminist film. It's an era film. It's a tribute from the writer/director to his mother. It's a movie made by a guy from Berkeley. Yet for me it was a movie about open minded people, a little too ideal to be believed, but interesting to watch. It's a typical life movie, where the characters are more interesting than the story, if there is one.I like how the actors played, the direction was good. There were moments that I felt were real, maybe too real to enjoy - I got that speech with "you love the image of me, not me", too. I can't recommend it to everyone and you definitely need to be in the mood to enjoy it: a quiet evening with the spouse maybe. Young people have so many things to learn from it, yet they won't and it's just sad. Watch it. You might like it as much as I did.

christianpowell-993-688655 It took the incredible skill and talent of an amazing cast (especially Annette Bening) to keep this otherwise disastrously weak script from entirely falling apart. The film attempts to do a character study, but fails to commit to any one character enough to be well understood or relatable. Invoking next to no emotion from the viewer, I have left the film feeling neither sad or elated, as if I have spent the last 2 hours doing nothing. Perhaps I am being unfair...as an otherwise non- critical viewer, I have strong emotions about leaving a film without something. Was that the mission?!5/10 stars, all 5 for a cast that worked with nothing and still managed to come up with something.

leeroyreddy My decision to watch this film was predicated entirely on it's cast, a stellar lineup that boasts Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and relative newcomer Lucas jade Zumann.Set at the tail end of the 1970's the story centers around Dorothea, a middle aged woman who is raising her teenage son in what, at the time, would be considered a fairly unconventional fashion.Realizing that her son is coming of age and with no fraternal influence or strong male role model present she seeks the help of Abbie, a young artist who lodges with the family, along with Julie - her son's best friend, to assist in the upbringing of her 15 year old son, Jamie.Dorothea, played by Bening, is a symphony of contradictions. All at once she is progressive and traditional. She is confident yet flaky. Bening portrays this complicated woman with such incredible conviction and poise, and despite the absence of grandstanding emotional outbursts she delivers what I believe to be an Oscar worthy performance. Fanning and Gerwig turn in fantastic performances too, both doing so with subtlety and charm which caused me to feel genuine empathy for their troubled characters. Lucas Jade Zumann puts forth a fine turn also as the sensitive young man who is seeking to find truth in his life and frustrated at his mother's reluctance to do the same.The film moves at mellow but fairly active pace and uses a nice technique involving duel narration from both Bening's character as well as her son. The soundtrack is also worthy of mention too. An excellent mix of songs from the period including two tracks from the Talking Heads - never a bad thing.In all, writer & director Mike Mills manages to draw from his own experiences as a young man an produce an incredibly sweet, heartfelt and sentimental piece of work that really captures this pivotal period of history. Tackling issues such as personal identity, fear of change and what it all means to let go of the past and embrace the future. A very fine film and outstanding performances from all involved!